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I'd spout some can't reveal my sources bullshit, but I'd come across like an asshole, and I don't have any sources. I'd say take it with a grain of salt whether it is true or not, but I do recall hearing it a couple of days before the draft.
I don't bvelieve we had an official workout with Bayless last year, did we?
 
RR7 said:
I'd spout some can't reveal my sources bullshit, but I'd come across like an asshole, and I don't have any sources. I'd say take it with a grain of salt whether it is true or not, but I do recall hearing it a couple of days before the draft.
I don't bvelieve we had an official workout with Bayless last year, did we?
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You are right about the workout. I remember hearing Barrett and Rice talk about it too.
 
Mediocre Man said:
What is this much better shooter than JB based on?

Jerryd Bayless' only college stats

46% field, 41% 3pt, 84% FT

Stephen Curry's last year college stats

45% field, 39% 3pt, 88% FT



I don;t get how he is a better shooter, much less much better
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FYI
Name the pro who started out with a 27.9% 3 PT percentage in his rookie season, whom is well known for his long range shooting in his long NBA career?

He ended up over 40% career 3 pt shooting wise

3 point shooting can be learned..... just ask Rod Srtickland as well...

Bayless can still get ur dun'
 
RR7 said:
I'd spout some can't reveal my sources bullshit, but I'd come across like an asshole, and I don't have any sources. I'd say take it with a grain of salt whether it is true or not, but I do recall hearing it a couple of days before the draft.
I don't bvelieve we had an official workout with Bayless last year, did we?
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If you said you had sources you didn't want to reveal that wouldn't make you an asshole. I'm just asking where you heard it.
 
I think we need to see what Bayless can do before we give up on him.
 
Poor Utah fans. First they had cheer the horny and now they have to cheer the boozer.
 
anyone care to check curry's numbers when he played against good competition? he was horribly inefficient the majority of the time when he played major conference schools. you do have to take into account that he was the main focus of the defense and had very little help, but it still isn't a good sign.
 
The only thing that's the same between Curry and Bayless is that they both can score at high rates. Bayless is a slasher that can knock down open shots, but his release point coming out of college was a little too low for any coach to like but he was able to get away with it against inferior athletes. On the other hand, Curry has a much better stroke and it is definitely quicker with less effort. You can use the stats argument all day that Bayless is just as good of a shooter, but if you actually watched both of them in college, it's clear cut Curry is the better shooter. The guy was the focus of every defense Davidson faced, he faced double teams, and even triple teams, the last 2 years. Curry even tore a new one for last year's great defensive wing prospect Brandon Rush.

Passing wise, Curry is a much more pure PG than Bayless will ever be. Curry has a much better understanding of the game, and doesn't force as many things like Bayless. Even when Bayless was playing PG for Arizona when Nic Wise was hurt last year, he was still the attack mode Bayless that showed up in summer league. Bayless simply isn't a passer, the guy is a scorer and actually is probably better suited to take over when Roy is out of the game. Bayless simply needs the ball in his hands to be effective and be the top notch scorer that he is, but Curry is someone that will benefit from playing with Roy and Aldridge since he can spot up and knock down shots from the break of dawn until sunset. Curry was probably the 2nd best player in college hoops behind Blake Griffin, and he was Davidson's whole offense this past year. Curry literally would get the outlet, bring it up, and then either create for his teammates or get his own shot. His rest was when he was able to let the back-up Division II quality PG bring the ball up and then he had to work off the ball. Most of those percentages from this year were on very weary tired legs and he even was working on a bad wheel for a good 2-3 week stint. Bayless is great at creating for himself, but he has nowhere near the same court vision Curry possess.

Bayless is still a better prospect though because of his superior athletic ability for the guard position, and is a nice combo guard. His strength and quickness will allow him to be a great defender on this level but Stephen Curry is the much better fit next to Roy, and is a pretty big upgrade over Steve Blake if you ask me. But realistically the Blazers have nothing they are willing to give up to move up in the draft above #8 where Curry won't last past.
 
Dick Vitale claimed Curry had the greatest court vision he's ever seen at the college level. Just recalling this from memory.
 
Did anybody ever bother to think that perhaps he was taking so many shots on his team because the rest of the team sucked ass? He may have more PG to his game then is let on by statistics.
 
Well the slot to move to is #5, but the question is what does WAS want to move that pick?

They want a player/players to contribute now...and they want to unload salary...DAL has been angling to get that pick...I wonder if POR could trump thier offer...

Who would WAS have interest in?

Pryzbilla? probably...
Outlaw? maybe....
Blake? maybe...
Bayless\Batum....I would think so

One thought I had was that New Orleans is really in some financial trouble, they tried to offload Tyson Chandler for virtually nothing last year.....I don't think Chris Paul is going anywhere....But what if POR was able to get Chandler, using a player or two, some picks, trade exception, available cap space? I don't know what the combination would be, but IMO acquiring Chandler could be done fairly cheaply (and he is 3 years (27) younger than Przybilla) and would enable POR to offer a player like Przybilla as a piece in a deal for the #5, which would have significant value to a team like WAS...who currently has to rely on Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas?...ugh...

Let's say then you could make a move for #5, by dangling a Przybilla and an Outlaw or Webster...maybe swapping picks and likely agreeing to take back an undesirable contract (Thomas, James, Songalia or a Stevenson) or two....

I thnk it is likely that WAS will trade the #5 pick and I also think it is likely NO will look to deal Chandler again...

Then POR could look to a guy like McDyess or J.Smith or another FA banger type to fill in at PF (Would Kleiza fit in a b\u PF role?)...or through the draft with a guy lke Adrien, Pendergraph or Heytvelt (or bring Freeland over)...

I am not going to try and put together the actual deals, that is for someone else to attempt...I just wanted to toss out the ideas....

BTW, nice post J-Ray, I think Stephen Curry has a chance to be a very good pro.....Look how Eric Gordon, another similiar player IMO, performed last year, I think he could be a Monta Ellis type of talent...apparently he is not done growing yet either, and has the potential to grow another 2" (which would bring him to 6'5)...his dad had a very late growth spurt as well apparently....and contrary to some of the opinions here, he is much stornger and athletic than many people think...he benched 185- 10 times, and had a 35.5 vert, good lane agility & sprint as well, though I take these with a grain of salt b\c in reality what matters most is, Can he play? Does he have good b-ball IQ? Does he have a clealry identifiable NBA skill? and the answer is a resounding yes for all of those questions...
 
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Why are we even debating this? So what "if" Curry is a better shooter that Bayless? Its pretty close any way you look at it.

Looks like, from reading everyones arguments, that Curry is pretty similar to Blake.....BUT EVERYONE HATES BLAKE AND WANTS HIM GONE!!!! Why would we want a slightly better Blake? And why the hell would be trade sooo far up to get him? This is crazy talk people. :crazy:
 
adrenalize74 said:
Why are we even debating this? So what "if" Curry is a better shooter that Bayless? Its pretty close any way you look at it.

Looks like, from reading everyones arguments, that Curry is pretty similar to Blake.....BUT EVERYONE HATES BLAKE AND WANTS HIM GONE!!!! Why would we want a slightly better Blake? And why the hell would be trade sooo far up to get him? This is crazy talk people. :crazy:
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Curry is extremely better at passing the ball, extremely better on the break, and arguably a much better shooter. People will dispute that with percentages, but Blake never takes a shot that isn't wide open.

Curry also is much better at getting open off the ball, he'll just command a lot more defensive attention and make his teammates better than Blake does.

A Roy/Rudy/Curry backcourt wouldn't be the most athletic that's for sure, but it likely would be the smartest in the NBA.
 
From newsdays mock:

5. Washington -- Ricky Rubio: This could be enough to motivate the Wizards to keep the pick rather than trade it, which remains a strong possibility. They could look to flip out of the top 10 and perhaps get a veteran as well. Keep a close eye on Portland, who has interest in Stephen Curry (put him next to Brandon Roy) and also has the 24th overall pick along with four second rounders. The Wiz would want a big man and Joel Pryzbilla could be of interest. Again, things change dramatically if the above picks go to the alternatives I mention.
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shamelessblazer said:
Curry is extremely better at passing the ball, extremely better on the break, and arguably a much better shooter. People will dispute that with percentages, but Blake never takes a shot that isn't wide open.

Curry also is much better at getting open off the ball, he'll just command a lot more defensive attention and make his teammates better than Blake does.

A Roy/Rudy/Curry backcourt wouldn't be the most athletic that's for sure, but it likely would be the smartest in the NBA.
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That'll be awesome when they have Blazers trivia night! :ghoti:

Playing basketball? not so much.
 
I don't know how I feel about Curry... I think he's a potentially very very good shooter, but I haven't been impressed with what I've seen overall (although it's been limited viewing, to be fair). I don't think that I'd be upset, though, if the team traded up to get him... that would indicate that KP is very excited about him, and I want to get as many players that he's very excited about as possible.

With that being said? I doubt Portland is targeting Curry. Why?

1. It's early. Why would they already have their mind made up?
2. It's public. Portland has had a few players on their radar that they've acquired (Batum, Kopponen) but never anyone this high-profile, where a lottery pick would have to be acquired to get him.
3. Position scarcity. Portland presumably would have to move up significantly in order to guarantee they get him... and wouldn't they be better off getting a pick significantly lower pick and getting the PG that drops? Like with Bayless last year; guaranteeing they would have got him would have meant moving up to the seven or eight spot, but allowing him to drop allowed for a cheaper cost to get him.
4. Jerryd Bayless. Could Bayless and Curry play together someday? Probably, if both players pan out. Could either of those guys play with Roy or Rudy? Sure. Does it make sense to have both Bayless and Curry? I don't think so. And I, personally, don't think that Curry is a superior prospect to Bayless...

Ed O.
 
I think Curry is an underrated playmaker. He did dish out 6 apg, with Davidson's roster, that's very impressive.
 
Curry is going to be like Ben Gordon was in 2004, where he went from that 8-10 area, and just shot up the draft board, with tons of teams trying to trade up (Boston offered Pierce for Gordon, and Indiana Jermaine O'neal for that #3 pick).

With a guy like Curry, he will go into these individual workouts and make almost all his shots. That's going to be hard to pass on, especially with this new emphasis on point guard. I wouldn't be shocked if Curry went #2 to Memphis even.
 
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